HR Administrator

Job Description

We're now looking to recruit a HR Administrator to join the team! As the HR Administrator you will support the wider HR team with administration tasks and will be responsible for ensuring employee records are maintained efficiently and accurately.

What does the job involve?

• Complete the onboarding of new starters, including coordinating the AJ Bell Welcome (including booking travel/hotels), and holding HR induction sessions.
• Complete the leavers process for any exiting employees, including updating the HR system, issuing letters and co-ordinating exit interviews.
• Administer the sickness absence procedure in line with company policy. Support managers in Return to Work meetings where applicable.
• Support all administration duties within the HR team for example change of job role and promotion letters.
• Ensure the HR system is kept up to date and maintained on a daily basis.
• Keep on top of incoming queries into the HR inbox.
• Support the HR team with administration for annual tasks e.g. performance reviews, holiday processes and background checks.
• Work with the HR Manager to maintain employee folders in line with GDPR.
• Supporting and enabling the business to achieve its regulatory requirements, including consumer duty.

What you'll have:

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent).
• Advanced competence level with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Strong I.T. skills in Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Associate/Graduate Member of CIPD 
• Have an awareness of current employment law and ACAS Codes of Practice.
• Have a strong academic background
• Be able to demonstrate a passion for HR
• Possess effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess effective planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Be able to demonstrate meticulous attention to detail; high standard of grammar, punctuation and spelling.

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 528,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £83.7 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,400 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

Our perks and benefits

• Starting salary between £24,000 to £26,000 (dependent on experience)
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by Medicash
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership, with an on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Parking at Exchange Quay
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent management programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals

Hybrid working

At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.